Chapter 1191: Chapter 523: Ascending to the Pinnacle
The surface of the Thunder Bead glimmers with dark purple runes, each pulse causing the space around the "Enmity Platform" to slightly warp.
"Damn it! I couldn’t withstand the scattered Thunder Balls! This bastard merged all the Thunder Power together; am I done for?"
Celestial Hongzi was shocked, trying to strap on the damaged "Heavenly Armor" to perform secret techniques again, when he saw Li Yunjing flick his fingers, and the Thunder Bead instantly transformed into thousands of Thunder Silk, enveloping him like a spider web.
"No!"
Celestial Hongzi roared, and the runes on the armor blazed brilliantly, yet the Thunder Silk penetrated the armor upon contact, burrowing into his body through pores.
"Ah—"
Celestial Hongzi fell painfully to the ground, as the meridians within him were frantically torn by the Thunder Silk.
"Celestial Hongzi, you’ve lost."
Li Yunjing approached leisurely, surrounded by the aura of lightning, making him appear like a Thunder God who controls life and death.
With his words, Li Yunjing raised his hand, a lightning bolt filled with the Power of the Five Elements struck precisely on Celestial Hongzi’s dantian.
"Puh!"
Celestial Hongzi spat out blood mixed with internal organs, and his Golden Core shattered inch by inch.
The "Heavenly Armor," deprived of spiritual power, dimmed and transformed into light that flew back toward "Dubhe Peak."
"You’ve crippled me!"
Celestial Hongzi looked up unwillingly, his eyes filled with malice.
Cultivators fear not death but losing their deterrent combat power!
Li Yunjing seemed to spare his life, yet it was more harrowing than killing him!
Below the "Enmity Platform," silence descended, followed by a deafening clamor.
The disciples of "Dubhe Peak" were pale-faced, and someone staggered towards the stage, only to be stopped by an Elder of the "Law Enforcement Hall."
Yu Yuanhua sighed, gazing at Celestial Hongzi collapsed on the ground.
This disciple, once a promising prodigy of the Sect, was now a cripple with shattered meridians and Golden Core.
Li Yunjing’s methods were definitely ruthless, but he couldn’t say anything!
The hatred between them was too great!
There was no longer any possibility of reconciliation!
Cutting the weeds out completely was the best choice!
Li Yunjing crippled Celestial Hongzi but left him alive, solving the trouble while showing his integrity.
"In this battle, Li Yunjing wins!"
Yu Yuanhua’s voice pierced through the noise, causing the clouds above "Law Enforcement Peak" to tremble.
The restriction on the "Enmity Platform" also completely dissipated.
The two onstage were free to leave.
Li Yunjing nodded slightly, the lightning aura around him slowly receding, but as he turned, his piercing gaze swept across a shadowy corner below the stage.
There, a "Dubhe Peak" Elder was taking out a jade slip, seemingly conveying messages hastily.
Li Yunjing couldn’t know if it was reporting to the Supreme Elder of "Dubhe Peak."
"Congratulations, Brother Li!"
A few cultivators from the "Purple Cloud Faction" squeezed through the crowd, led by Yu Zongzhe, Yang Wenzheng, and Yang Wen Yue, all brimming with excitement, "Even the ’Heavenly Armor’ couldn’t stop you, in the future we..."
Before the words were finished, a chilling wind swept through the scene as Xiao Wuji, the Master of "Dubhe Peak," arrived with a powerful aura that overwhelmed everyone.
"Our disciple of ’Dubhe Peak’ was not as skilled, and we accept the loss gracefully."
Xiao Wuji glanced at the fallen Celestial Hongzi, a flicker of pain in his eyes, and then he looked at Li Yunjing: "But crippling him was too harsh."
"Peak Master Xiao, it was also unavoidable!"
Li Yunjing bowed slightly, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth: "Did Celestial Hongzi show any intention to stop? For the sake of the greater good, crippling his cultivation to prevent future chaos and maintain the internal unity of the ’Shenxiao Dao Sect,’ it’s the best outcome."
Nobody expected Li Yunjing would dare speak like this before a Peak Master!
Reflect that "Dubhe Peak’s" Xiao Wuji is a formidable cultivator of the Nascent Soul Realm!
Not a Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator like Master of Fiery Fire!
The crowd erupted, and everyone’s gaze turned to Xiao Wuji.
Waiting to see the reaction of this significant figure.
Xiao Wuji’s expression changed, and his fingers subtly clenched in his sleeves.
Clearly, Xiao Wuji was somewhat angered.
That such an important figure was preached to by Li Yunjing?
What does this mean?
Looking down on him or overlooking "Dubhe Peak?"
Meanwhile, Li Yunjing had already stepped off the "Enmity Platform," joining the "Purple Cloud Faction" crowd to accept their celebration.
"Hmph!"
Xiao Wuji watched Li Yunjing’s departing figure, spiritual energy surged like tides, his dark Daoist Robe billowed, and the clouds above "Law Enforcement Peak" turned a fiery golden hue.
Just when it seemed this Nascent Soul Realm powerhouse might erupt on the spot, he suddenly laughed aloud, with traces of grimness in the laughter: "Such concern for the greater good, Nephew Li truly has courage and insight!"
The laughter stopped abruptly, Xiao Wuji flicked his finger, and a streak of golden light shot towards Li Yunjing like a meteor.
Li Yunjing’s pupils contracted, the lightning around him crackled, instantly traversing several feet.
The golden light skimmed his clothes and embedded into the distant mountain wall, a "Storage Ring" surrounded by faint pressure.
"Earlier Celestial Hongzi acted recklessly, inciting internal conflict in the Sect, injuring many fellow disciples!"
"As the Peak Master, I bear some responsibility for inadequate supervision!"
"Inside is one hundred thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones, take it to compensate the injured disciples!"
Xiao Wuji’s voice hit everyone’s ears like a heavy hammer, "I hope Nephew Li truly possesses the ’sense of greater good’ you mentioned and contributes to our ’Shenxiao Dao Sect’!"
With that, he swept his sleeve, taking Celestial Hongzi’s body as a streak of light that disappeared into the sky.
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